Oar-tip



(No Model.)

J. BROSS.

OAR TIP.

No. 392,256. W Patented Nov. 6, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Eric.

JOHN BROSS, on DEXTER, MICHIGAN.

OAR=TIP.

SPE CIPICA'IION To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN BRoss, a citizen of the'United States, residing at Dexter, in the county of IVashtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oar-Tips for Use with Oars, Paddles, uc., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to metallic protecting-tips for the ends of oars and paddles; and its object is to provide a protectingti p which shall give great strength to the tip or end of'the car and protect it from breaking or splitting at the end or edges as well.

. To this end it consists in the novel form of tip hereinafter described, but particularly pointed out in the claim which follows this specification.

My invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view ofone of my improved forms of blanks from which the tip is made. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a part of an oarblad with myimproved tip thereon. Fig. 3 is a per spective View of one-half of one of my tips cut in two at apoint on line a; (r, Fig. 2, so as to clearly show the V-shaped edge of the tip. Fig. 4 shows my improved tip as applied to a spoon-oar.

Prior to my invention, as hereinafter disclosed, it was old in the art to provide oars and paddles with metal tips, which protected.

their ends from damage; but my invention is designed to give additional strength to both the end and edges of the oar and to secure it thereon in such manner as to get the best results.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters represent like parts, A represents the end of an oar-blade.

B, Fig. l, is the blank, preferably of copper or other non-oxidizable metal. I take this blank and stamp, crimp, or form it in any desired manner into the shape shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that it fits snugly over its oar-tip and the edges. The material should be of sufficient forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,256, dated November 6, 1888.

Application filed June 11, 1888. Serial No. 276.737. 4N0 model.)

thickness to enable the edges to be beveled, as shown at V, Figs. 2 and 3, and it should be so cut as to make the exposed ends between a and d take an inclined position, the outer edge being longer than the inner.

b b b are projecting points adapted to receive the rivet-holes c, as shown. By this arrangement the rivet-holes are arranged in zigzag relation, so that there is little danger of splitting the blade.

In Fig. 4- I show my improved tip applied to a spoon-oar. It gives to such an oar additional strength by bracing or supporting the end if it is so made as to be crossgrained at or near the tip end.

I am aware that it is old to provide an car with a tip having overlapping ends which extend inward and are fastened to the oar; also to provide a tip with bifurcated inwardly-projecting ends, and I do not claim such features. My tip, being bevel-edged or Vshaped, makes it cleave the water readily, thereby affording little resistance, and, being of thick metal at the end, affords a ready means for poling or pushing a boat. The downwardly and inwardly extending ends do not permit weeds or sticks to enter between the oar and the tip, and the staggered or zigzag rivet-holes give additional strength to the blade and avoid splitting thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

An improved oar-tip consisting of the metallic piece described herein, the same being bent so as to'cmbrace the tip and a portion of the sides of the blade, and having a beveled edge, as at V, the inner projections, Z), inclined ends a d, and provided with openings in a zigzag direction, as shown, all substantially as described.

JOHN Enoss.

\Vitnessesz- J. T. I-IovEY, Jonn W, Sroon. 

